Book Information

by David J. Eicher and Brian May

Pages: 192

Size in mm: 310 x 235 mm

Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11

In 1961 John F. Kennedy surprised the world with his announcement that America intended to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. In 1969 this seemingly impossible goal was achieved as Neil Armstrong uttered his immortal line: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for Mankind.” This book celebrates not only 50 years since Apollo 11 and the first human steps on the Moon, but the achievements of the all Soviet and American heroes who risked and sometimes lost their lives in the race to the Moon.

Written by David J. Eicher, renowned editor of the world’s best selling Astronomy magazine, and illustrated by Brian May and Claudia Manzoni with 150 spectacular unseen 3-D photographs painstakingly created from NASA originals, as well as 200 mono photographs, this book offers unique insight into the American and Soviet “ firsts” in space from Sputnik through to the International Space Station, with the Apollo program covered in detail, and is the definitive record for the 50th anniversary of humankind’s greatest achievement in July 2019. Each book includes Brian May’s patent lite OWL viewer free with each copy, neatly concealed within the back cover.

The London Stereoscopic Company is honoured to be able to include contributions from two legends of the Apollo program: a Foreword by Charlie Duke who was not only the voice of Mission Control during the first Moon landing, but went on to walk on the Moon himself as the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 16; and an Afterword by Jim Lovell, who was immortalised for his heroic role as Lunar Module Pilot for the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.